Bruniquel is a tiny village of the Tarn-et-Garonne department of France, in the South-West. Only about 600 people live there, and it is considered one of the most beautiful villages in France (probably in my personal top 10).The location has been populated since the earliest times, several archeological sites located […]
Village
14 posts
Blâmont is a small village in Meurthe-et-Moselle in Northeastern France. I don’t really know anything about it, except that my grandfather’s cousin stopped there at some point during World War One and sent that postcard to his family. (trying to find a similar contemporary view on the village […]
Today, I’m unearthing old pictures from back when I used to live in Florida. It’s a small town called Cedar Key that was one of my favorite spot in the area. The waterfront really looked like a pirate village, and the rest of the town had a pretty unique charm […]
Beauville is a small village in Lot-et-Garonne. While the St-Jacques Church dates from the 13th Century, its bell tower is more recent (16th Century). As it wasn’t uncommon in the area and at the time, its function was obviously religious, but also military, as it was also a […]
Vers is an incredibly cute little village in the Lot valley (actually the river is right behind me). There is nothing special to visit there, just a very beautiful village in a very beautiful region that I miss dearly.
Collonges-la-rouge is a small village in the Corrèze department, not too far from Rocamadour. It’s famous for being built (at least its historical center) entirely in red sandstone: It is obviously part of the “Most beautiful villages in France” and I obviously warmly advise you […]
Gourdon is a beautiful village in the Lot department. I don’t know it that well, but if you’re ever in the area, I really advise you to stop.
Martel, in the Lot department, is one of those many villages that I dearly miss having been away from France for so long now. Note that Martel has a very interesting “skyline” with seven medieval towers that can be seen from the distance. Can you see them? […]
I won’t lie, I don’t know much about Belvès, this small village of 1,500 people in the Dordogne department. Most of my experiences with it was driving through it on my way to Sarlat, Les Eyzies or other places in the area. But one day (in July 2011) I […]